State
Farm Fire & Casualty Company a/s/o Kenneth Burkhart v. H.H. Niswander
35A02-1307-CT-638
Civil tort. Affirms dismissal of complaint of negligence against H.H. Niswander and award of attorney fees to the car dealership.
There was no evidence in the cause-and-origin report that H.H. Niswander was negligent or that the oil change performed by
H.H. Niswander caused the car fire. There was no evidence supporting State Farm’s allegations that H.H. Niswander was
negligent or caused the fire. Despite this lack of evidence, State Farm pursued the case.

K.L. v. E.H.
29A02-1308-MI-681
Miscellaneous. Affirms order granting the petition for visitation filed by E.H., the paternal grandfather of K.L.’s
child. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the testimony Mother wished to elicit from a mediator regarding
visitation. The trial court acknowledged the limited contact mother had with E.H.’s family, the grandfather’s
experience caring for and raising children, and that there was no evidence L.L. would be unsafe in his care. Judge Robb concurs
in part and dissents in part.

Matthew McKinney v. State of Indiana (NFP)
15A01-1309-CR-399
Criminal. Affirms 30-year aggregate sentence following guilty plea to two counts of dealing in a schedule II controlled substance,
one as a Class A felony and one as a Class B felony; and Class C felony dealing in marijuana.

Zar Dyson v. State of Indiana (NFP)
27A02-1302-CR-135
Criminal. Affirms that the trial court properly denied Dyson’s motion to strike an amended charging information and
acted within its discretion in refusing to give his tendered jury instruction that defined “recklessly.” Concludes
that the evidence was sufficient to support Dyson’s convictions for intimidation and pointing a firearm. The conviction
and sentence for the lesser offense—pointing a firearm—must be set aside on double jeopardy grounds because there
was a reasonable possibility that the jury used the exact same evidence to convict Dyson of both offenses. Affirms 20-year
aggregate sentence, except for the erroneous sentence imposed for pointing a firearm. Judge Crone concurs in part and dissents
in part.

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